|
The Burritt Mansion in the snow
Burritt on the Mountain has been referred to as a "Jewel on the Mountain." Start with Dr. William Henry Burritt's eclectic mansion, add a historic park with restored 19th century houses including barnyard and animals, and finally throw in the artistic side with concerts, plays and exhibits, and you have a delightful mixture of old and new for young and old! Please consider joining us in enhancing lives and building community through educational, artistic, and recreational experiences while preserving our heritage, land, and historic structures. Your involvement and participation is essential to our realization of our mission! Otherwise, Register for full access to restricted content.
In 1955, Dr. Burritt willed his mansion and surrounding 167 acres of land on Round-Top Mountain to the city of Huntsville (making it Huntsville's first museum). Since that time, volunteers and community activists have brought original homes from the area to Burritt to be restored and utilized as an educational facility. Our interpreters are always busy demonstrating activities as one would see on a 19th century farm. Blacksmithing, spinning, and cooking over an open hearth are just some of the skills employed in our historic park. In the Burritt Barnyard, visitors can get "up close and personal" with an animal that would have been used for work, wool, or even food for the farmers and their families.
  We're located at 3101 Burritt Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801 (click the address for directions to Burritt from your location). Please call the Museum Office at (256) 536-2882 to have your questions answered, or contact one of our Senior Staff Members directly. Call us or view our Facility Hours and/or Admissions online information.
|
Join us at Burritt on the Mountain on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 10:00-4:00 for a free day. A presentation by Kelly Fisk “From Slaves to Soldiers” will be shared at 11:00. Richard White of Huntsville Public Library will also share genealogy information at 12:00. We will do some hands on crafts with the children, card stamping and decorative paper punch. Plan to meander through the Historic Park, then stop and rest by the open hearth, just like our ancestors did.